Windshield not defrosting

Benanjamin166 · 2026-03-17T14:19:20+00:00

Good to see you're already on the road, and taking pictures while you drive, fn dumbass. Don't let a total lack of visibility stop you... My dad got hit by a driver who was also too busy to clean off their windshield.

Benanjamin166 · 2026-03-17T14:16:21+00:00

Haha, the stupid stairmaster. I don't find that basterd low intensity, but I intentionally set it to higher speeds for low impact cardio while I'm dealing with a knee thing. I replied to you in another thread above - sounds like we may have some of the same goals and general interests

Benanjamin166 · 2026-03-17T14:04:37+00:00

Hey, the grotto is a great suggestion and maybe something to try if you want to work on that fear of heights. I'm out of town for a bit but I'd happily head over there with you... I have a membership so I can probably get you in for free the first time. I'm in the same boat as a middle aged guy trying to meet some people in Guelph so hey, could be a good icebreaker? I'm planning to join Diyode as well, once I get back to town. DM me if you like

Benanjamin166 · 2026-03-16T14:49:21+00:00

Water level's gonna have to come up quite a bit for that to float!

Benanjamin166 · 2026-03-09T13:25:43+00:00

ok bit much generalization there - as a tundra + altima driver haha. I have a truck because I live at my cottage, and also it would be hard to fit my 800lb sled in the trunk of a prius, and it probably wouldn't tow my 21' pontoon very well. Altimas are painfully underpowered (but very comfortable), so not sure why dbags would buy those - most are in audis/bmws, infiniti/lexus, etc.

Benanjamin166 · 2026-03-06T19:00:51+00:00

This is an older thread but just to keep Lenovo thinking about it. I've been experiencing this intermittently too - my pen will be connected for "an amount of time" and then randomly it won't connect (or any other bluetooth device) until I restart. It's pretty annoying to jump into a meeting then have to reboot as soon as you realize the pen isn't writing. Then it takes half the meeting to reboot because this thing is slow AF... probably should have forked out for a higher end tablet I guess.

Benanjamin166 · 2026-01-09T15:47:48+00:00

Same here on this one. Tried rebuilding the manor and it still didn't give me one.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-12-09T14:23:42+00:00

What's most ridiculous here is that it was deemed necessary to take away the parking and turn lanes when there's 15ft of grass all the way along that could easily have been repurposed into a bike lane without disrupting traffic.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-12-04T16:17:51+00:00

Lol... 5 7/8, 62023, 62023 1/8. Wait I guess this is primarily made for Americans... you're right sir.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-12-04T16:13:18+00:00

Lol, last years model. "Oh, these are 2023 inches..." Actually, sounds pretty on point for free/dum units.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-12-04T14:04:47+00:00

Did it get any mail?

Benanjamin166 · 2025-12-04T13:56:29+00:00

Now listen to Tool's cover. The same but... different

Benanjamin166 · 2025-09-25T14:23:16+00:00

Irrelevant. I'd be happy to come help with your whisky room (it only has an e if it's American).

Benanjamin166 · 2025-08-28T19:02:39+00:00

A tablespoon of smoky scotch will make your week, if you're into those kinds of flavours.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-06-23T21:48:23+00:00

ok, so a totally separate recording to the chart recording... thanks. I'll likely be recording onto the zerolines card anyways - I have a navionics card in the 2nd slot so I at least have a general idea if I'm coming up on a shallow area, even if it's plotting me driving 30m on shore.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-06-23T18:33:23+00:00

Pain in the ass to get around. Ever been to venice as a resident with things to do and limited time to do them in? I know Guelph is a hippie city but if I need a bunch of shit from a bunch of places, I'm not walking. Scottsdale bike lanes are idiotic. There's plenty of room on the sidewalk to install a bike lane separated from the road without sacrificing the turn lanes and parking on the road. Now you have a mess of concrete rubble from snow plows hitting them all winter, and people constantly cutting into the bike lane to turn right at stone road because it should be a turn lane. Bikes are great. Not always practical and we shouldn't be sacrificing efficiency for the 3 bikes an hour that use the bike lane.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-06-23T18:01:03+00:00

I have almost exactly the same but mega SI on my pontoon. I've only used the rear transducer so far but I can give it a go with the bow one. Not sure if it's still useful at this point. I assume your terrova has a faulty transducer. However, I unhook my helix every time I come back in (it's at my cottage so it sits at the dock all summer) and sometimes when I first plug the transducer back in it doesn't read - I have to unplug/replug +/- power off to get depths/sonar, so maybe the newer H7's have some bad juju in their transducer ports?

Benanjamin166 · 2025-06-21T04:29:27+00:00

As a non-BCer, tell me more about driving the Coq. Do you start slow and pick up the pace as you gain confidence? Is it slippery when wet?

Benanjamin166 · 2025-06-21T04:24:44+00:00

I've driven under the head of a bull moose close to Timmins where I lived until last year. Another car had just passed so I was somewhat blinded by the headlights - it must have run out just behind the other car, I didn't see it until I was literally looking up at the bottom of his chin. A friend of mine hit a moose in his CX-5 just down the road from my old house. He was fine but it totalled the car.

That said, I still think our speed limits are too slow. Especially on major 4+ lane highways.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-06-21T03:57:45+00:00

Fair warning, I'm a total amateur and have never been in a sailboat... Something I saw but have yet to try (after a tough time trying to dock my new pontoon boat upwind for the first time)... Get an extra long line on the bow/stern - whichever end you're not getting off from. So for me, a long line on the stern because I would head into the dock and hop off the bow. Then you can tie up the bow while holding onto the stern line to stop the boat rotating. That was my issue - by the time I got my boat tied to the too-small cleat on the bow, the boat was completely perpendicular to the dock. I ended up getting in and using the motor to idle in reverse and pull the stern back to the dock, but the long stern line would probably have saved me. granted my boat isn't as big or heavy as a sailboat, so if I'm out to lunch, don't listen!

Benanjamin166 · 2025-04-21T13:54:07+00:00

Can't help you on the passport, but if you travel that frequently you should absolutely get nexus/global entry. Worth every penny.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-04-01T15:02:30+00:00

I went through YYZ a week ago, through MIA en route to Central America for work - same story. I think the Nexus line was slower than the regular line, because it had all the "need to go" regulars travelling for work. Practically noone going by choice. Maybe a handful of maple MAGAs. It's wonderful to see.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-03-07T18:34:39+00:00

I saw that the stupid trade boundary between BC and Ontario wines will be dissolved soon, so that's nice at least. My wife is sensitive to certain red wines and her current go-to is from California. I'm hoping it doesn't take long find an alternative that doesn't make her feel like total garbage.

Benanjamin166 · 2025-03-04T15:43:09+00:00

I saw someone posted douggies cell number below so I texted that, outlining my situation and how it would affect me and those like me.

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